
Tales from the Trenches: Two Medical Malpractice Trials in 2022
Reflections on two medical malpractice trials in post-COVID Ontario, one jury and one judge-alone. From Gluckstein’s 2022 Risky Business CLE.
Representing Victims of Medical Malpractice Across Ontario
The Media category collects press coverage, published commentary, podcast appearances, speaking engagements, and other third-party media in which Paul Cahill has appeared, contributed, or been quoted on medical malpractice issues in Ontario. Each post identifies the outlet, the date, and the topic, with a link to the original where available and an excerpt or summary where the source is paywalled or has since gone offline.
Media appearances in medical malpractice law typically address one of three subject areas. The first is current case law: appellate decisions or trial outcomes that change the landscape of medical malpractice litigation in Ontario and warrant commentary from practitioners. The second is policy: hallway medicine, wait times, ER overcrowding, physician supply, regulatory reform, and the public-interest issues that surround clinical error in the Ontario health system. The third is specific cases of public interest: high-profile discipline decisions, class actions, and notable settlements or verdicts.
The Media category complements the substantive analysis posted under the other content categories on this site. The same lawyer who comments here on a Court of Appeal decision may also have appeared in The Lawyer’s Daily, on CTV News, or in a podcast discussing the same issue. The Media archive collects those appearances in one place for readers, journalists, and clients who want to assess the firm’s voice in the broader conversation about medical malpractice in Ontario.

Reflections on two medical malpractice trials in post-COVID Ontario, one jury and one judge-alone. From Gluckstein’s 2022 Risky Business CLE.

On Inside Medical Malpractice with Chris Rokosh: medication errors as Never Events, the 10 rights of medication administration, and what they mean in litigation.

Where literature, medicine, and the law intersect at a medical malpractice trial in Ontario. From a 2022 OTLA medical malpractice conference panel.

Paul Cahill’s Summer 2022 article in OTLA’s Litigator on the enforceability of waivers in personal injury actions, with a detailed analysis of Arksey v Sky Zone Toronto.

Paul as guest on Justice in Pieces, the legal education YouTube series with John-Paul Rodrigues. On the realities of plaintiff-side medical malpractice practice.

Why screening medical malpractice cases matters at intake, and what to recommend patients when civil litigation is not economical. From a 2021 CLE panel.

How Ontario judges gatekeep expert opinion evidence, and what plaintiff counsel can do to clear that bar. From a 2021 MLST panel.

St. Catharines Standard coverage of the Court of Appeal’s July 2020 affirmance of the Woods v Jackiewicz jury verdict. Bill Sawchuk interviews Paul Cahill.

Three episodes on the Inside Medical Malpractice podcast with Chris Rokosh. Paul on the trials of Hacopian, O’Neill-Renouf, and Woods v Jackiewicz.

Paul Cahill on Girao v Cunningham, s. 52 of the Evidence Act, and trial fairness for self-represented litigants. From a May 2020 Law Times feature.

Mass PI advertising, jury perception, and the reputation of the bar. Paul Cahill in a 2020 Canadian Lawyer feature with Richard Parsons.

Expert evidence, defence resourcing, and high-risk ER scenarios shape Ontario medical malpractice cases. From OTLA’s 2020 medical malpractice conference.
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